?ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF THE PLANT TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI(L).

Authors

  • YAZDANA M. RIZKI PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Off University Road, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • KANIZ FATIMA PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Off University Road, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • Y ASMEEN BADAR PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Off University Road, Karachi-75280, Pakistan

Keywords:

Fungi toxicity,Trachyspermum ammi (L), Antifungal activity.

Abstract

Antifungal activityoftheplantT. ammi (L.) Sprague,wascarriedoutagainstfungi,A.niger; A.flavus, F. solani, A.
alternata and Helminthosporium sp, as test organisms. Different parts of the plant were extracted in various solvents
andzoneofinhibitionmethod wasusedtodetectthefungi-toxicactivity.Amongall,particularlyethanol (95%)extract
of the seeds was moderately effective against test fungi: benzeneandpetether extracts also showed someactivity and
root extracts in water, alcohol and acetone showed stimulating activity.

Published

1997-04-21

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1-4 (1997): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

?ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF THE PLANT TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI(L). (1997). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 40(1-4), 1-3. https://www.v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2322